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National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
The RCC Library has compiled resources and inspiration for your to kickstart your own creative writing, whether you are attempted the NaNoWriMo challenge, or simply trying to find a new creative hobby. See below for books and videos to help you get started on your writing journey.
Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by 
The Writer's Survival Guide: An Instructive, Insightful Celebration of the Writing Life by Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a writer like facing the blank page. Start your adventure in fiction writing with some strategies for beginnings. You'll examine several ways to ease into a story, including the "5W's" of journalism, outlines, and opening in medias res ("in the midst of things"). The good news, as you'll see, is that there are no hard and fast rules.
Episode 1 of Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques
Delve into the controversial viewpoints on what the first true mystery novel was, study important components of early mysteries and writers, including Poe, Doyle, and Christie - and why their work continues to influence modern day stories. Then, examine the different types of stories that fall under the mystery and suspense label.
Episode 1 of The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction
Romance fiction outsells all other genres of writing, from crime to science fiction, combined. So why is the genre so often dismissed as frivolous "scribble"? Could it be that it's because the overwhelming majority of writers and readers are women? This funny and inspiring look into a billion dollar industry turns up trailblazers who push the discussion on gender, race, sexuality and diversity at the front lines of the biggest power shift in publishing.
In LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS, Laurie Kahn turns her insightful eye towards another American pop culture phenomenon: the romance industry. This documentary offers fascinating insights into the history and popularity of this female-centric literary world.
Kick off your adventure into science fiction by clearly defining what science fiction is, and more importantly, what science fiction is not. Learn how science fiction is distinguished from--yet often confused with--other literary genres such as fantasy and horror. Take a look at the concept of the "monster" through horror, fantasy, and science fiction to help define the differences in the genres. Explore what is often considered the first science fiction novel: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Episode 1 of How Great Science Fiction Works
